BB: IIAC: Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 12:01:03 AM

I didn't see how Central did in softball, but I did see the other three teams won. Luther won 1-0 over Washington University in 10 innings.

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 12:03:17 AM

Loras is up 9-8 over Wartburg in the bottom of the 7th. The Duhawk Offense has shown itself again.

baseballfans4life · May 08, 2009, 12:34:20 AM

Bottom of 9th .. Wartburg up 10-9

baseballfans4life · May 08, 2009, 12:39:36 AM

Wartburg beats Loras

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 12:56:37 AM

Good day for the Knights.

Tomorrow is BV and Simpson at 10
Coe and Loras at 1
and Luther vs. Wartburg at 4.

Will the Norse throw Hyland (6-0) tomorrow or try to bring Todd (6-3 2.80 ERA) back for some innings even though he threw two today to get the save against Coe? Big game tomorrow!

Whoever is going to win the tourney better be ready to hit as these nine innings tourney games are going to thin out many of the pitching staffs.

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 02:46:06 PM

BV won the early game today beating Simpson, 9-4.

coocooforcoekohawk · May 08, 2009, 09:12:38 PM

Nice work Kohawks!

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 11:33:22 PM

Great season for Loras even though they went 0-2 in the tournament. They came out of nowhere at midseason to go on a run and win the first conference title of any kind since the 1950s.

They kept hitting, but they gave up 18, 12, and 10 runs in the last three losses.

Floyd in Iowa City · May 08, 2009, 11:44:44 PM

Luther wins a huge game against Wartburg tonight, 9-2. The actual game took less than 2 hours to play, but rain delays pushed it around 4 hours.

Cody Hyland really came through for the Norse! He moved to 7-0 on the season as he limited the Knights to 2 runs over 8 innings. The Norse were leading 5-1 after 3 innings, but I was ticked/worried when the long rain delay hit when everything was going well. Not only did Luther outscore the Knights 4-1 after the delay, but Hyland was able to stay loose enough to continue to pitch 8 innings and keep the Norse pitching in great shape. Great job.

Alex Thomas hit the first HR of his college career. Jake Waddle got a couple big hits as well.

Todd (6-3 2.80 ERA) hopefully will be physically ready to go to take on the winner of the Coe/BV/Wartburg games tomorrow.

TheSportsFan · May 08, 2009, 11:59:22 PM

Buena Vista defeated Simpson 8-4 (Simpson eliminated)
Coe defeated Loras 12-7 (Loras eliminated)

Luther defeated Wartburg 9-2

Tomorrow's Sched

Coe Vs. Buena Vista ..........10 AM

Wartburg Vs. Winner .........1 PM

Luther Vs. Winner ..............4 PM

Should Luther lose they will play Sunday again for the championship.

Ralph Turner · May 09, 2009, 10:18:42 PM

Wartburg leads Luther 5-4 in the top of the 6th. Wartburg batting.

Wartburg leads Luther 5-4 in the top of the 7th. Wartburg batting... now 12-4 Knights

Luther in the bottom of the 7th...Wartburg 12-5, going to the 8th in the Finals.

Luther has 6 outs left.

Luther got 2 in the bottom of the 8th.

Going to the 9th, Wartburg leading 12-7.

12-7 going to the bottom of the 9th for Luther.

Final #4 seed Wartburg wins 12-7; earns the AQ by winning 3 games today.

Kohawk Krazy · May 10, 2009, 12:13:28 AM

What are the chances of two IIAC's teams getting in the tournament? If a second gets in, who is it? Luther or Coe? Coe ranked higher in the latest regional rankings and went 3-2 in the tourney, while Luther went 2-2 with a bye?

Thoughts?

Ralph Turner · May 10, 2009, 12:19:53 AM

Quote from: Kohawk Krazy on May 10, 2009, 12:13:28 AM
What are the chances of two IIAC's teams getting in the tournament? If a second gets in, who is it? Luther or Coe? Coe ranked higher in the latest regional rankings and went 3-2 in the tourney, while Luther went 2-2 with a bye?

Thoughts?

I think that most people think that the Central is so average/balanced/unstellar that the Central might be passed over for a bid?

The #4 seed won the tourney from the loser's bracket?

d3baseballnut · May 10, 2009, 05:10:24 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 10, 2009, 12:19:53 AM
Quote from: Kohawk Krazy on May 10, 2009, 12:13:28 AM
What are the chances of two IIAC's teams getting in the tournament? If a second gets in, who is it? Luther or Coe? Coe ranked higher in the latest regional rankings and went 3-2 in the tourney, while Luther went 2-2 with a bye?

Thoughts?

I think that most people think that the Central is so average/balanced/unstellar that the Central might be passed over for a bid?

The #4 seed won the tourney from the loser's bracket?

Yea that stinks. I thought Luther was a great team this year and could have made some noise in regionals. I think they had the credentials to deserve a Pool C bid, but the Mideast I think is going to take a couple/

Floyd in Iowa City · May 10, 2009, 09:52:09 PM

Congrats to Wartburg as the Knights got it done on Saturday. The Knight pitchers did a great job of coming back and finding a way when the arms had to be dead in a couple of cases.

I am not sure why Coe would be the next team from the Iowa Conference that deserves an at-large bid. They did not win the regular season title like Loras and Luther, they did not win the postseason title like Wartburg did, and they lost three of four to Luther and did not have the conference or overall record of Luther.

Coe had a good season and I enjoyed talking to a few of the parents during the series in Decorah. However, I would think either of the co-champs has a stronger case for postseason play.